Running back/linebacker Trumaine Nieves, the heart and soul of the Tornadoes, wants Trenton residents feeling good when they pick up today’s Trentonian.

“We want to give the city something to be proud of, that way when they open their paper they can read that their Trenton Tornadoes team won,” the husky senior said with a big grin. “It’s something to be proud of. We want to give the city something to be happy about, something to cheer about, it’s exactly what we want.”

And thanks to new coach Tarig Holman and his staff, Trenton may just be doing that.

“We’re trying,” Holman said. “These kids want nothing but to win. They worked their butt off all summer for an opportunity to play against the best guys. For us to step out of here with the way we played – we just played great today.

We work, we work, we work. We preach to them about doing the right things. You do the right things, you work hard, the score will take care of itself.”